Boston Heights, OH truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Boston Heights: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Boston Heights and Summit County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Summit County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0.0 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 1.9 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Summit County compares with Ohio
Summit County against Ohio and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Summit County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Summit County | Ohio | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 51.2 | 50.8 | 49.7 | same |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 39% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.38 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 24% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 13% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 12.7% | 7.8% | 6.2% | 1.6× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 20.7% | 21.4% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 23.5% | 18.9% | 13.8% | 1.2× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 44.2% | 42.3% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 22.6% | 25.8% | 24.8% | 12% below the state |
Compared with Ohio, Summit County is lower on deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share. It runs above Ohio on on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow.
What stands out in Summit County: 12.7% share of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (Ohio: 7.8%).
Overview
Since 2015, 2,773 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Summit County. They injured 1,093 people and killed 55.
That averages about 1 truck crash a day in fully reported years.
Only 76 truck crashes were reported in Boston Heights since 2015; patterns below come from Summit County as a whole.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in January (10.6% of the year) and are lowest in April (7.3%).
November through March accounts for 44.2% of truck crashes here, compared with 42.3% in Ohio.
More truck crashes happen at 12–1 am than at any other hour (9.6%).
12.7% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 7.8% across Ohio.
Where crashes happen
SR-8 leads within 10 miles of Boston Heights with 7 fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015. It is followed by I-80 (5), I-480 (3) and SR-303 (3).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 65 crashes, 2.3% of the total, against 2.5% across Ohio.
Garbage-truck crashes peak in January (12% of them).
They recorded 0.0 deaths per 100 crashes, against 1.9 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Boston Heights fleets
- Build extra time into January routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Where you can, review stops along SR-8; it has the most fatal large-truck crashes nearby.
- Waste haulers: January is the peak month for garbage-truck crashes in Summit County.
- 12.7% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice, above Ohio; plan winter equipment checks before the season.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Crash reporting for 2022, 2023 and 2024 is incomplete; those years are shown in grey and not used for rates.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Summit County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-8 | 7 |
| I-80 | 5 |
| I-480 | 3 |
| SR-303 | 3 |
| I-271 | 2 |
| I-77 | 2 |
| CR-128 Chamberlin Rd | 1 |
| CR-509 Terex Rd | 1 |
| CR-9 Riverview Rd | 1 |
| Call Rd | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Summit County) |
|---|---|
| Ir 80 | 219 |
| Ir 77 | 203 |
| Ir 76 | 159 |
| SR-8 | 152 |
| Ir 0076W | 116 |
| Ir 271 | 114 |
| Ir 0076E | 108 |
| Ir 0080 | 68 |
Boston Heights at a glance
| Population | 1,405 |
| Land area | 7.0 sq mi |
| Density | 201 per sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Summit County since the 1990s
Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | — | 3.8 |
| 2000s | 173 | +3804% | 3.6 |
| 2010s | 268 | +55% | 3.1 |
| 2020s | 222 | -17% | 4.2 |
In the 1990s about 4 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 222. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 4.5 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 4.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Boston Heights
How many truck accidents are there in Boston Heights?
Summit County has had 2,773 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 1,093 people and killing 55.
Where do fatal truck crashes happen most in Boston Heights?
Since 2015, SR-8 has had the most fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Boston Heights: 7.
When do most truck crashes happen in Boston Heights?
Truck crashes in Summit County peak in January, with 10.6% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Boston Heights?
Since 2015, Summit County has reported 65 garbage-truck crashes, or 2.3% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Boston Heights compare with Ohio?
Summit County records 51.2 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 50.8 across Ohio.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Boston Heights?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
Crash reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2022, 2023 and 2024; those years are greyed out and left out of rates. 2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.